OUR TRIPS
All our Borneo orang utan trips will be customised for you according to your flight arrival and departure times, and whether you have any special interests or requests. Quotes will be sent with possible itineries according to what arrival details you specify when you inquire. All quotes include travel by standard klotok. Larger klotoks are often available at a higher price. These are much bigger, with fans and overhead showers in the bathrooms. They are much steadier in the water, and can comfortably accommodate between 8 and 12 people. The larger klotoks can sometimes be fully booked during the high season, so cannot be guaranteed until booking is final.
We can also book local hotels of varying standards for you - please enquire for more details.
1 day Orangutan Trip
You have the choice of an early start, witha late finish, travelling by klotok, or a shorter visit to the park by speedboat.
If opting for a klotok trip, meet your guide at Pangkalan Bun airport from an early morning arrival, or meet at your hotel in Pangkalan Bun or Kumai, then transfer to Kumai to board your private klotok river boat.
Travel by Klotok up the Sekoyner river to Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting National Park, viewing riverside wildlife along the way. Look out for crocodiles on the river bank! Enjoy a tasty lunch on the klotok. Guided trip into the forest to the feeding platform for the orangutan feeding. Return trip by klotok to Kumai, with dinner on board, viewing wildlife along the riverside as the sun goes down.
Transfer from Kumai back to your hotel.
If opting for the speedboat, meet your guide at your hotel or the airport, then transfer to Kumai. Board your speedboat for your trip up river. Reach Camp Leakey and take a gentle trek into the forest to search for wildlife. Return to your boat and enjoy lunch provided. After lunch, return into the forest to attend the orangutan feeding, where you should see rehabilitated and sometimes wild orangutans arriving to enjoy bananas and milk from the park rangers. Afterwards, return to Kumai by speedboat, and transfer back to your hotel or the airport.
2 days / 1 night
Pick up from the airport by your guide, or pick up from your hotel in Pangkalan Bun or Kumai, then register with the local police. Transfer to Kumai to board your private klotok river boat.
Travel by Klotok up the Sekoyner river to Camp Leakey, viewing riverside wildlife along the way. Lunch on the klotok. Guided trip into the forest to the feeding platform for the orangutan feeding. Travel back down river, have dinner, observe wildlife coming to the river’s edge at dusk, and then sleep on the klotok.
Next morning awake early to hear the dawn chorus as the forest awakes, enjoy a good breakfast, then make your way back down river to Kumai, stopping at Pondok Tanggui orangutan rehabilitation site and opposite at Tanjung Harapan village on the way.
Transfer from Kumai back to the airport for your departure, or back to your hotel in Pangkalan Bun.
3 days / 2 nights
Meet your guide who will pick you up from the airport, or pick up from your hotel in Pangkalan Bun or Kumai, and take you to register with the local police. Transfer to Kumai to board your private klotok river boat.
Travel by Klotok up river to Pondok Tanggui rehabilitation centre to view orangutans. Have lunch on the klotok, and then visit Tanjung Harapan village across the river. Travel up river to view riverside wildlife, have dinner on the klotok, and enjoy the dusk activity of wildlife visiting the riverside. Sleep on the klotok.
Next morning wake early enjoying the dawn chorus as the forest awakes around you. After a good breakfast, continue upriver to Camp Leakey, viewing riverside wildlife along the way. Enjoy a guided walk into the forest to observe birds and other wildlife, before returning to enjoy a tasty lunch on the klotok. After lunch, your guide will take you back into the forest to the feeding platform for the orangutan feeding. Return to the klotok for dinner, and travel back down river to observe wildlife coming to the river’s edge at dusk, and then sleep on the klotok.
Next morning awake early to hear the dawn chorus again, enjoy another good breakfast, then travel back down river to Kumai. Transfer back to the airport for your flight, or to your hotel.
4 days / 3 Nights
Meet your guide who will pick you up from the airport, or pick up from your hotel in Pangkalan Bun or Kumai, and take you to register with the local police. Transfer to Kumai to board your private klotok river boat.
Travel by Klotok up river to Pondok Tanggui rehabilitation centre to view orangutans. Have lunch on the klotok, and then visit Tanjung Harapan village across the river. Travel up river to view riverside wildlife, have dinner on the klotok, and enjoy the dusk activity of wildlife visiting the riverside. Sleep on the klotok.
Next morning wake early enjoying the dawn chorus as the forest awakes around you. After a good breakfast, continue upriver to Pondok Ambung, a Proboscis monkey research post near Camp Leakey. Enjoy a walk into the forest, before returning to the klotok for lunch. After lunch travel on to Camp Leakey, viewing riverside wildlife along the way. Your guide will then take you into the forest to the feeding platform for the orangutan feeding. Return to the klotok for dinner, and travel back down river a little to observe wildlife coming to the river’s edge at dusk, and then sleep on the klotok.
Next morning, enjoy the dawn chorus and a good breakfast, before returning to camp Leakey for a guided walk into the forest to observe birds and other wildlife, before returning to enjoy lunch on the klotok. After lunch, your guide will take you back into the forest to the feeding platform for a second chance to view orangutans feeding. Return to the klotok for dinner, and travel down river to find a nice place to stay for the night.
Next morning awake early to hear the dawn chorus on your final morning in the park, enjoy another good breakfast, then travel back down river to Kumai. Transfer back to the airport for your flight, or to your hotel.
All the klotoks that we use are equipped with a western toilet, mosquito nets, matresses, pillows, bedding, mineral water, and tasty food. They are also equipped with basic 1st aid kits and life jacket. More ‘deluxe’ klotoks are often available at a higher price. These are much larger, with fans and overhead showers in the bathrooms. They are much steadier in the water, and can comfortably accommodate between 8 and 12 people. Staff on you klotok will include your driver, guide (Sabrie or one of his team), and 1 or 2 cooks.
Local area visits
Yayorin Conservation centre, close to Pangkalan Bun.
Yayorin (Yayasan Orangutan Indonesia) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) whose main activities focus on research, education and conservation of orangutans and other wildlife, as well as the tropical rainforests as their habitats.
Yayorin was established in July 4th, 1991, at the city of Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, and believes in the vision of “the preservation of the forest for the welfare of human beings today and of next generations to come.”
Through its activities, Yayorin believes in the empowerment of the local communities
who live in the surrounding forests and in the ability of these communities to manage their own forest and natural resources. In addition, Yayorin also tries to promote orangutan conservation through environmental education efforts, such as: visiting remote villages, local schools and governmental institutions, as well as developing educational programs that can bring real benefits to the local population.
Enjoy a guided tour of this peaceful and very important centre, where you may meet the centre’s cow, or feed their fish.
Kubu Beach
A nice stretch of coast, around half an hour from Pangkalan Bun. Lovely place to relax and enjoy gado-gado at the sea’s edge! There is a large playground for children, and palm trees to shade you from the midday sun. Various warungs (cafes) offer simple traditional dishes such as gado-gado (vegatables with peanut sauce), barbequed crab and other seafood with cold drinks or fresh coconuts!
Istana Kuning
A traditional longhouse in Pangkalan Bun, full of Dayak history.
Pangkalan Bun River canoe trip
Traditional wooden boat ride along the river.
Contact us with any questions about any of our trips or local visits!